Patents Examined by Eric J Kurilla
  • Bed rail having rotating seat for guard frame
    Patent number: 10932590
    Abstract: A bed rail having a guard frame that prevents a child from rolling off a bed and a pair of legs that extend between the mattress and box spring. The guard frame swings between up and down positions and is pivotally connected to the legs via a first junction. A second junction locks the guard frame to the legs. The second junction includes a rotatable seat that engages a pin extending from the guard frame. The bed rail further includes a strap that engages a proximal end of a leg, a distal end of the leg, and an anchor, which engages the side of the bed opposite of the bed rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Regalo International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Flannery, Porter R. Million
  • Bed sheet system
    Patent number: 10932585
    Abstract: A system and method of changing a sheet for a mattress of a bed is provided. More specifically, a bedding system includes a retention element sized to be retained on the mattress. A first bedding element is selectively interconnected to the retention system. Optionally, a second bedding element may be interconnected to the first bedding element. In one embodiment, at least one two-part closure interconnects the first bedding element to the retention element. In another embodiment, buttons interconnect the second bedding element to the first bedding element. In yet another embodiment, at least one two-part closure interconnects the second bedding element to the first bedding element. The two-part closure may be a zipper, a plurality of snaps, and a hook and loop system. In one embodiment, the retention element is removably interconnected to the mattress by at least one fastener or closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: THE QUICKZIP SHEET COMPANY
    Inventor: Elizabeth J. Sopher
  • Coil springs with non-linear loading responses and mattresses including the same
    Patent number: 10935098
    Abstract: A spring is provided that exhibits a variable and non-linear loading response upon compression. The spring comprises a continuous wire having a lower end convolution, an upper end convolution, and a plurality of helical intermediate convolutions. The upper end convolution, the lower end convolution, and the helical intermediate convolutions each have a respective diameter, with the continuous wire further defining a pitch between the various convolutions. In the spring, one or more of the diameters of the convolutions or one or more of the pitches varies along the length of the continuous wire such that the spring exhibits a non-linear loading response upon compression. A mattress is further provided and includes a plurality of the springs arranged in a matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sealy Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Darin Thomas, Larry K. DeMoss, Brian M. Manuszak, David J. Pleiman, Mark J. Reisz, Randy Sizemore
  • Adjustable ergonomic pillows
    Patent number: 10925420
    Abstract: A head pillow has an outer unit comprising two outer compartments with a common width and length, joined along a line in the length direction, each having an upper and a lower fabric wall and a closable opening providing access, and an inner unit with three separate compartments, joined side-by-side with a closable opening. Compartments are filled to a same or different thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventor: Jamie Noble
  • Convertible infant support apparatus
    Patent number: 10918223
    Abstract: A convertible infant support apparatus for safely supporting an infant. The apparatus includes a base that has a front surface that may be formed of a loop fabric to facilitate attachment of a plurality of pillows thereto in a variety of different configurations. The pillows include a first plurality of pillows that can be arranged along a perimeter portion of the front surface of the base in a closed geometric shape and a second plurality of pillows that can be arranged along an intermediate portion of the front surface of the base in a closed geometric shape. The first plurality of pillows may surround the second plurality of pillows and the second plurality of pillows may surround an exposed central portion of the front surface of the base. The first and second pluralities of pillows may be used on the base together, separately, or in any desired combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventor: Victoria Goodwin
  • Extendable modular bed
    Patent number: 10912390
    Abstract: An extendable modular bed includes a frame assembly and a plurality of support units which are mounted on the frame assembly. In each of the support units, two retaining shells are detachably mounted on the frame assembly, two outer tubes are respectively and slidably retained by the retaining shells and are slidably sleeved on two end segments of an inner tube, two positioning members are respectively and detachably coupled to the retaining shells for respectively positioning the outer tube, and two spring-loaded buttons are mounted inside the inner tube to respectively extend out of two through holes of the inner tube for further positioning the outer tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: ULIFE HEALTHCARE INC.
    Inventor: Ya-Hsin Chung
  • Pillow structure
    Patent number: 10905266
    Abstract: A pillow structure includes a pillow, a buffering layer mounted in the pillow, a base plate mounted on a bottom of the buffering layer and received in the pillow, and elastic cushions mounted on the base plate and drawn by adjusting devices. The elastic cushions are mounted on the bottom face of the base plate to support and adjust the height of the pillow, such that the pillow has an optimum height to provide a comfortable sensation to a user when sleeping at a supine position and sleeping sideways. The elastic cushions are also mounted on the top face of the base plate to push the buffering layer of the pillow so as to support the user's head and neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Chern Shing Top Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsueh-Sheng Hsiao
  • Furniture and bed-sofa body
    Patent number: 10898004
    Abstract: A furniture item includes a body including first side plates in a first direction, a second side plate on a first side in a second direction, and a horizontal stand that forms a horizontal surface extending from the second side plate; a floor plate part that is enabled to slide between a first position and a second position that is on the second side relative to the first position; a mattress part that is enabled to be placed on the floor plate part; and a cushion element that is enabled to be placed on the mattress part. An upper side surface of the mattress part extends at a height lower than a lower end of the horizontal stand, and a space is formed under a horizontal surface of the horizontal stand in a state in which the floor plate part is at the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Nitori, Kouichi Imai
  • Floating beds
    Patent number: 10898005
    Abstract: A device comprising: a bed frame comprising a platform frame and a headboard frame, wherein the platform frame is T-shaped as defined via a leg portion and a platform portion, wherein the platform portion comprises a spine portion extending longitudinally over the leg portion, wherein the headboard frame defines a U-shaped channel, wherein the spine portion extends through the U-shaped channel and the headboard frame is non-perpendicularly oriented to the platform portion when the headboard frame spans between a wall and a floor, the platform portion is secured to the wall cantileveredly, and the headboard frame is secured to the wall distal to the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventor: Dyan Grey
  • Adjustable bed systems with rotating articulating bed frame
    Patent number: 10898008
    Abstract: A rotating and articulating bed has a fixed bed frame, a rotation assembly mounted on the fixed bed frame, a pivot assembly mounted on the rotation assembly and an articulating bed frame mounted on the pivot assembly. The articulating bed frame contains a plurality of pivotally connected distinct portions. The rotation assembly rotates the pivot assembly and the articulating bed frame with respect to the fixed bed frame on a plurality of discrete wheel bearings around a vertical axis passing through the rotating and articulating bed. The articulating bed frame articulates the distinct portions and the pivot assembly tilts the articulating bed frame with respect to a horizontal plane that is perpendicular to the vertical axis independent of rotation by the rotation assembly and articulation by the articulating bed frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: PPJ, LLC
    Inventors: Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Philip Reid Sherman, Philip Woods McCarty, Chuan-Hang Shih
  • Ambient bed having a heat reclaim system
    Patent number: 10898009
    Abstract: A bedding system is provided that includes a fan box layer having a plurality of ducts, each of the ducts being in communication with a fan configured to move air out of the duct and into an area surrounding the bedding system. A capacitor layer is positioned above the fan box layer. The capacitor layer includes a plurality of outlet ports, each of the outlet ports being in communication with one of the ducts. A mattress layer is positioned above the capacitor layer. The mattress layer includes a bottom portion having a plurality of first holes that are each in communication with at least one of the outlet ports and a top portion having a plurality of second holes that are each in communication with one of the first holes. The top portion defines a sleep surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Bedgear, LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Alletto, Jr., Vandad Barzin Rad
  • Patient support apparatus communication systems
    Patent number: 10898398
    Abstract: Patient support apparatuses, such as beds, cots, stretchers, recliners, operating tables, and the like include wireless mesh network transceivers that enable them to communicate with each other, and other devices, via mesh networks and/or ad hoc networks. One or more additional wireless transceivers are included, such as WiFi transceivers that enable direct communication with a healthcare facility network, such as an Ethernet. The mesh network communication between patient support apparatuses and other devices is used for any one or more of: extending the communication range of the existing IT infrastructure, efficiently routing data to the healthcare facility network, determining location of the patient support apparatuses and devices, transporting patient data from one patient support to the next as the patient moves, and for other aspects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Hayes, Aaron Douglas Furman, Christopher John Hopper, John P. Geer, Joshua Elmer Mix, David Terrance Becker, Jonathan Mark Greenbank
  • Bed with mechanism for assisting an occupant to stand up having a sensor with energy generation
    Patent number: 10888477
    Abstract: A bed comprises: a height-adjustable lying surface; a head part, a foot part, and/or at least one side part; a motor for adjusting the height of the lying surface; and a control system for controlling the motor to adjust the height. The control system comprises at least one sensor and at least one actuator. The sensor includes: at least one actuating element that can be actuated to generate a control signal; an interface to emit the control signal; and at least one element for producing energy, by which energy needed for generating and transmitting the control signal can be generated via actuation of the sensor from the outside. The actuator includes: an interface to receive the control signal; and a switching element to switch at least one current path or an adjusting element to set at least one voltage, one current, or another physical variable based on the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Wissner-Bosserhoff GmbH
    Inventor: Carlos Bernal
  • Bed sheet
    Patent number: 10888182
    Abstract: An adjustable bed sheet includes a sheet made of a first material. The sheet spans at least the length and the width of the mattress. A perimeter of the sheet is defined by edges thereof. The bed sheet also includes an elongated strip made of a second material that is more stretchable than the first material. The strip has a first elongated side opposite a second elongated side. The strip is attached, via the first elongated side, to an edge of the sheet such that, when the adjustable bed sheet is applied to the mattress, the strip is positioned, with respect to the mattress, to extend around at least one corner of the mattress from the length side of the mattress to the width side of the mattress. An end flap is attached to and hanging from the second elongated side of the strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Inventor: Ruth Young-Loaeza
  • Apparatus and system for turning and positioning a patient
    Patent number: 10881565
    Abstract: A system for use with a bed having a frame and a supporting surface includes a sheet having a bottom surface placed above the supporting surface of the bed, a top surface, and a plurality of tether straps connected to and extending from the sheet. Each tether strap is configured for connection to the bed. The bottom surface is at least partially formed of a low friction material, and the top surface is at least partially formed of a high friction material, such that the top surface provides greater slipping resistance than the bottom surface. The tether straps include at least two pairs of tether straps, with one pair connected proximate a top edge of the sheet and another pair connected proximate a bottom edge of the sheet. The sheet may further include a sliding member on the bottom surface to assist in lateral sliding of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Sage Products, LLC
    Inventors: Larry Ponsi, James Layer
  • Cover for a duvet and method of use
    Patent number: 10881225
    Abstract: A cover for a duvet includes a sheet of fabric which has a first section and a second section. The first section has a left side, a right side, and a transverse side. The second section has a left side, a right side, and a transverse side. A left closure is configured to only connect the left side of the first section to the left side of the second section, and a right closure is configured to only connect the right side of the first section to the right side of the second section. A hood is connected to either the transverse side of the first section or the transverse side of the second section. After the left and rights sides of the two sections are connected, the hood is folded over to completely enclose the duvet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: DeBora Rachelle Maki Bernick
  • Method for automatically adjusting the height of a patient support
    Patent number: 10881568
    Abstract: A system for adjusting the height of a patient support surface on a bed includes one or more height adjustment actuators operable to adjust a height of the patient support surface above a floor surface; a controller connected to the one or more height adjustment actuators, the controller including a memory; and one or more user interface units connected to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to record as a stored actuator state a current state of the one or more height adjustment actuators in the memory in response to a first input signal from the one or more interface units, and is configured to operate the one or more height adjustment actuators to automatically return them to the stored actuator state in response to a second input signal from the one or more interface units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Hill-Rom S.A.S.
    Inventors: Mark Chiacchira, David Guyot, Etienne Yvernault
  • Patient stand assist devices with features for governing the assist path
    Patent number: 10874565
    Abstract: A patient assisting system includes a frame having a sling assembly attachment point and a lifting arm which is movable relative to the frame and which includes a receptacle. When the sling assembly is attached to the attachment point and extends through the receptacle, a portion of the sling travels through the receptacle as the lifting arm moves relative to the frame. Another embodiment includes exactly one four bar linkage comprised of a frame having an attachment point for a sling assembly, a lifting arm having a receptacle, a lower cross arm and an upper cross arm. The lifting arm is adapted to be movable between a person-seated position and a person-standing position. The receptacle is located along the lifting arm so that motion of the lifting arm causes the receptacle to move along a curved path having a concave side which is person-facing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: LIKO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Anders Joakim Eriksson, Elin K. Dovervik, Gun Blom, Jack Barney Sing, Lars Eklof, Roger Karlsson, Ronnie Arespong
  • Pillow with gusset of open cell construction
    Patent number: 10874231
    Abstract: A pillow is provided herein which includes a cover having opposing first and second panels. A gusset perimetrically bounds, and joins, the first and second panels. The gusset is formed of an open cell construction. Compliant fill material is disposed within the cover. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a pillow is provided allowing for lateral ventilation between opposing panels. This permits a cooling effect while a user is resting or sleeping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Bedgear, LLC
    Inventor: Eugene Alletto, Jr.
  • Bed with mechanism for assisting an occupant to stand up
    Patent number: 10869795
    Abstract: A bed comprises: a height-adjustable lying surface; a head part, a foot part, and/or at least one side part; a motor to adjust the height of the lying surface; and a control system to control the motor. The control system comprises at least one sensor and at least one actuator. The sensor includes: at least one actuating element actuatable to generate a control signal; an interface to emit the control signal; and a fastening element by which the sensor is attachable to the head, foot, or side part of the bed without a tool. The actuator includes: an interface to receive the control signal; and a switching element to switch at least one current path or an adjusting element to set at least one voltage, one current, or another physical variable based on the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Wissner-Bosserhoff GmbH
    Inventor: Carlos Bernal